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Nebraska: in terms of our species, it is the cradle of humanity. There’s nowhere on Earth where there has been more social progress. The state is on the forefront of free thought and innovation and is in no way a place where people throw new ideas or objective reasoning under the bus in exchange for their […] Read more

In a recent acquisition of top secret government files, The DailyER has learned of a near-cataclysmic event at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that was almost completely erased from history. The files tell a story of a building on City Campus that once inexplicably came alive, grew six legs and left a path of destruction through […] Read more

It has been three years since the remodeling of the Nebraska Union, which included the common space near the fake Starbucks getting a fresh makeover, creating more work space and study areas for students to hang out with friends or work on their classes. One thing that has caused quite a commotion in the last few […] Read more

Lincoln, Nebraska, is known for its extensive network of bicycle trails, which provide cyclists an easy and fun way to traverse the city. But people who prefer driving cars may have been feeling left out — until now. City traffic engineer Ron Canfield recently announced a $25 million project that will add car lanes to […] Read more

An ongoing two-week effort to retrieve University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman Collin Yoder’s MacBook has proven unsuccessful so far. The 19-year-old grabbed Apple’s latest model out of his backpack to show a group of friends, who subsequently clamored and reached to no avail as it’s lighter-than-air design allowed it to ascend into the atmosphere. “I’m a […] Read more

Lincoln local Richard Gilleaux received a bit of a shock earlier this week when he walked into Biotest Plasma Center and was turned away when they refused to accept his Pepsi bottle full of plasma as a donation. “He walked in with a 20 ounce Pepsi bottle filled with plasma and just set it on […] Read more

Students in Fred Green’s history class at Irving Middle School grew sleepy Thursday afternoon while learning one of life’s classic lessons: history is boring. That afternoon, Green thought he’d try and make a subject as dry and lame as history seem “really important” by showing a film about a boring event he claimed “impacted the […] Read more

Just a week removed from the revelations that a professor in the Glenn Korff School of Music was running an illicit steroid ring in the halls of Westbrook Music Building, the school has been hit with another scandal. Recently uncovered documents have revealed that Dr. Alexander Smith, the senior faculty member in charge of experimental […] Read more

While stubbornly seated in his now-empty office, recently terminated professor of philosophy Gerald Brewster repeatedly remarked that this was all, “foolish and nonsensical,” and that his job, “theoretically still exists.” “Logically, it’s not possible for me to be fired,” Brewster said of the letter officially terminating his employment. “Clearly nothing exists outside of the human […] Read more

The crafty botanical world shocked Lincoln scientists Tuesday morning as studies discovered that – wouldn’t you know? – there is a plant that waters its own goddamn self. During usual morning routines at the Lincoln Arcadia Greenhouse, with botanists having to actually water expressionless and parasitic lifeforms, Dr. Darla Springsteen found a plant that – […] Read more